civil rights - New Jersey Lawmakers Send Transgender Rights Bills to Phil Murphy

Christian Hetrick
Observer

New Jersey governor's mansion

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Donald Trump - More than 60 Dem lawmakers demand ethics investigation into Trump's relationship with China

Mary Tyler March
The Hill

ZTE Tower, Shenzhen, China

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Maryland - Maryland lawmakers ban gay conversion therapy for minors

James Besanville
Gay Star News

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Oklahoma - Minister has message for some lawmakers: 'Stop obsessing over bathrooms and weddings'

Barbara Hoberock
Tulsa World

Oklahoma City, OK

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Lawmakers launch legislation to protect transgender troops

Carl Prine
The San Diego Union-Tribune

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THE RISE OF TRANSGENDER POLITICAL CANDIDATES

Joseph Darius Jaafari
Nation Swell

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ezs note:  It's one of those little hotlinks that you can easily pass over - but you definitely shouldn't. I read that 0.3 percent made up the transgender population - but I was wrong.  It's 0.58 percent - almost double the amount. (In the initial report, the authors of The Williams Institute [UCLA] listed the data as 0.6 percent - but I felt it was more scientifically sound to list the data at 0.58 percent.)  To get the full documentation from The Williams Institute, press http://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/How-Many-Adults-Identify-as-Transgender-in-the-United-States.pdf.

Alaska lawmakers deny transgender man for human- rights post

Becky Bohrer
The Seattle Times

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Lawmakers set to consider transgender discrimination bill

Andy Hershberger
WMUR

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California lawmakers want third-gender option on IDs

Sophia Bollag
WAVY

State Sen. Toni Atkins

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Analysis: A bathroom mess for Republican Texas lawmakers

Ross Ramsey
El Paso Proud

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Lawmakers differ on effective date of transgender proposal

Press
Bristol Herald Courier.com

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Oklahoma lawmakers want Obama impeached over transgender guidance

Josh Kenworthy
The Christian Science Monitor

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Transgender Bathroom Hysteria, Cont’d.

Press
The New York Times

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Hey, Iowa lawmakers, leave those kids alone

Todd Dorman
The Gazette

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Lincoln High Senior Is Vocal Transgender Advocate

Perry Groten / pgroten@keloland.com
keloland.com

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ezs note: South Dakotans - follow the example of your brave people and call your legislators to vote NO on the following stupid bills:  House Bills 1108, 1112, and 1107.  Thanks.

Washington State Lawmakers: Transgender People’s Bodies Are ‘Security Concerns’

Zack Ford
Think Progress

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EDITORIAL: Opponents Should Take Break Over Transgender Bathroom Debate

Staff
The Capitol News

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Alabama judges use segregation-era law to avoid gay marriage

Jay Reeves
LGBTQNation

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What are Ohio lawmakers doing to protect gays? Not much

Jessie Balmert
The Marion Star

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Lawmakers Push to End Military Transgender Ban

ERNESTO LONDOÑO

The New York Times

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